Carole King | The Making of the Album Tapestry | American Masters | PBS The Making of the Album Tapestry The Making of the Album Tapestry Premiere date: February 19, 2016 | 0:02:24 Tapestry (1971) is Carole King’s multiple Grammy Award-winning solo album — the first to propel King into the public eye, though for a decade she had made a career writing hit music for other major music acts. Backing vocals for Tapestry were provided by recording artists James Taylor (who had released Sweet Baby James in 1970) and Joni Mitchell (who won her first Grammy for Clouds in 1969). The making of Tapestry is described by King, Taylor, record producer Lou Adler , musician Danny “Kootch” Kortchmar, and others involved with the recording sessions. Below are the songs that make up Tapestry.

Side 1 “I Feel the Earth Move” “So Far Away” “It’s Too Late” (lyrics by Toni Stern) “Home Again” The Making of Carole King's Album "Tapestry" - Twin Cities PBS Carole King: American Masters The Making of Carole King's Album "Tapestry" Singer-songwriter Carole King recorded the Grammy Award-winning solo “Tapestry” album in 1971 with background vocals and instrumentation by James Taylor and Joni Mitchell among others. The recording of Tapestry is described by King, Taylor, record producer Lou Adler, Danny “Kootch” Kortchmar and others involved with the recording sessions. This excerpt is from Carole King: Natural Woman. WIDTH HEIGHT <iframe width="512" height="376" src="" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" seamless allowfullscreen></iframe> To embed this video, copy and paste the code above. Since its premiere in 1986, AMERICAN MASTERS has been the only PBS series committed to developing and producing comprehensive film biographies about the broad cast of characters who comprise our cultural history.

Upcoming Air Dates #2805 — Carole King: American Masters | Friday, Jan 20 at 9pm TPT 2 #2805 — Carole King: American Masters | Saturday, Jan 21 at 3am TPT 2 #2805 — Carole King: American Masters Delve into the hit singer-songwriter's life and career from 1960s New York to the music mecca of '70s LA to the present. King joins collaborators and family in new interviews, while rare home movies, performances and photos complete the tapestry. Friday, Jan 20 at 9pm TPT 2 Saturday, Jan 21 at 3am TPT 2 Carole King Facts for Kids | KidzSearch.com CaroleKing.com Carole King (born February 9, 1942) is an American songwriter , and singer-songwriter . [1] King and her writing partner Gerry Goffin wrote over twenty songs that became chart hits. Many different artists recorded her songs in the 1960s. In 1971 she wrote and recorded the album Tapestry.

This became very successful, and topped the U.S. album chart for 15 weeks. It is one of the best selling albums of all time. She had her first No. 1 hit as a songwriter in 1961, with "Will You Love Me Tomorrow." In 2000, Joel Whitburn, who writes for Billboard Magazine , named her the most successful female songwriter of 1955-99, because she wrote or co-wrote 118 pop hits on the Billboard Hot 100 . [2] King made 25 solo albums. The album that people liked best was Tapestry. Her most recent album is Live at the Troubadour, which she made with James Taylor . This album was #4 on the charts in its first week, and has sold over 400,000 copies. [3] [4] She has won four Grammy Awards and was inducted into (joined) the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for her songwriting. In 2009, Carole King was inducted into the Hit Parade Hall of Fame.

Of all the albums made by women ever, Tapestry stayed on the charts for the longest time, and was the best-selling album for the longest time. [5] References Librarian of Congress Names Carole King Next Recipient of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song | Library of Congress Search Search toggle Library of Congress > News from the Library of Congress > 2012 > Librarian of Congress Names Carole King Next Recipient ... December 13, 2012 Librarian of Congress Names Carole King Next Recipient of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song Contact: Gayle Osterberg (202) 707-0020 | Sheryl Cannady (202) 707-6456 Librarian of Congress James H. Billington today announced that Carole King is the 2013 recipient of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.

The iconic singer-songwriter, known for such beloved hits as “You’ve Got a Friend,” “So Far Away,” “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” and “I Feel the Earth Move,” will receive the prize in Washington, D.C., in the spring of 2013. She will be feted with a series of events, including an honoree’s luncheon and musical performance in the Library of Congress’s historic Coolidge Auditorium. The prize honors the lifetime achievement of artists whose work exemplifies the standard of excellence associated with towering songwriters George and Ira Gershwin. King joins prior recipients Paul Simon, Stevie Wonder, Sir Paul McCartney and songwriting duo Burt Bacharach and Hal David in receiving the honor. “Carole King has been one of the most influential songwriters of our time,” Billington said. “For more than five decades, she has written for and been recorded by many different types of artists for a wide range of audiences, communicating with beauty and dignity the universal human emotions of love, joy, pain and loss.

Her body of work reflects the spirit of the Gershwin Prize with its originality, longevity and diversity of appeal.” King said, “I was so pleased when the venerable Library of Congress began honoring writers of popular songs with the Gershwin Prize. I’m proud to be the fifth such honoree and the first woman among such distinguished company. I look forward to performing in the nation’s capital.” King’s breakout 1971 smash album “Tapestry” remains one of the best-selling records of all time. It is the first female solo album to reach Diamond status, surpassing 10 million copies sold, as certified by the Recording Industry Association of America’s Gold and Platinum Program, a milestone achieved by only 11 other female solo artists in history. “Tapestry” set a record for a female artist by staying at No. 1 on the Billboard chart for 15 weeks. The album’s success established King as an influential force in the industry and she built a legacy of deeply personal communication through song that endures today. The Library named “Tapestry” to the National Recording Registry in 2004.

King was the first woman to win four Grammy Awards in a single year (Best Album, Best Song, Best Record and Best Vocal Performance in 1972). Her 25 solo albums have garnered a total of six Gold awards, two Platinum awards, and one Diamond award. To date, more than 400 of her compositions during a five-decade career have been recorded by more than 1,000 artists and resulted in 100 hit singles. The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song was created to honor artists whose lifetime contributions in the field of popular song exemplify the standard of excellence associated with George and Ira Gershwin, by bridging musical styles, bringing diverse listeners together, and fostering their mutual respect and appreciation. In making the selection for the prize, the Librarian of Congress consulted leading members of the music and entertainment communities, as well as curators from the Library’s Music Division, American Folklife Center and Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division. The Library of Congress is home to the George and Ira Gershwin Collection, the world’s preeminent resource for the documentary legacy of the Gershwin brothers.

It includes a wealth of manuscripts, printed music, photographs, correspondence, business papers, scrapbooks and iconography. The Library’s Gershwin Room is a permanent tribute to the Gershwins and their work. It features George’s piano and desk, Ira’s typing table and typewriter, self-portraits of both brothers and a selection of musical manuscripts from Gershwin stage and screen shows such as “Lady Be Good,” “Funny Face,” “Girl Crazy” and “Of Thee I Sing.” Many of the Library’s rich resources can be accessed through . For more information on the Gershwin Prize, visit . About Carole King King wrote her first No. 1 hit at age 17, penning “Will You Love Me Tomorrow” for the Shirelles with then-husband Gerry Goffin. The dozens of chart hits Goffin and King wrote during this period have become part of music legend, including “Take Good Care of My Baby,” “Some Kind of Wonderful,” “Chains,” “The Loco-Motion,” “One Fine Day,” “Up on the Roof” and “Don’t Bring Me Down.” It was 1971’s “Tapestry” that took King to the pinnacle.

It spoke personally to her contemporaries and provided the spiritual musical backdrop to the decade. With more than 25 million units sold worldwide, “Tapestry” remained the best-selling album by a female artist for a quarter century, and was No. 36 in Rolling Stone magazine’s 2003 list of the 500 best albums of all time. “It’s Too Late” and “I Feel the Earth Move” were both No. 1 songs for King from the album, and “So Far Away” reached No. 3. Other songs from the album that reached No. 1 include “You’ve Got a Friend” recorded by James Taylor and “Will You Love Me Tomorrow” recorded by the Shirelles. Her songs have been recorded by The Beatles, Mary J. Blige, Cher, Phil Collins, Celine Dion, The Drifters, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Little Eva, Lorrie Morgan, the Monkees, Aaron Neville, Laura Nyro, Donny Osmond, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Linda Ronstadt, Diana Ross, Rod Stewart, Barbra Streisand, James Taylor, Tina Turner, Bobby Vee, Dwight Yoakam and hundreds more.

King has written songs for movie soundtracks including “Now and Forever” for “A League of Their Own” in 1992 and “Anyone At All” for “You’ve Got Mail” in 1998. She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1987 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990. In November 2007, King and Taylor recorded six performances at the legendary Troubadour in Los Angeles which were documented in the Grammy Award-nominated, gold-certified “Live at the Troubadour” CD and DVD, released in May 2010. The event was the inspiration for the pair’s sold-out “Troubadour Reunion” world tour of 2010, as well as the feature-length documentary “Troubadours: Carole King / James Taylor & The Rise of the Singer-Songwriter” that premiered on PBS. In April 2012, King’s memoir, “A Natural Woman,” debuted on the New York Times bestseller list at No. 6.

As a companion to King’s life story, Concord/Hear music released “The Legendary Demos” with 13 previously unreleased demo recordings featuring some of her most celebrated songs from 1960-1970. ### AMERICAN MASTERS: Carole King: Natural Woman | KPBS AMERICAN MASTERS: Carole King: Natural Woman Airs Friday, Oct. 14, 2016 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV Credit: Courtesy of Elissa Kline Above: Carole King By Jennifer Robinson Four-time Grammy Award-winner, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, recent Kennedy Center Honoree and the first woman to be awarded The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, Carole King’s (born Feb. 9, 1942) career as a singer-songwriter is unparalleled.

To date, more than 400 of her compositions have been recorded by more than 1,000 artists, resulting in 100 hit singles, including songs co-written with Gerry Goffin : “Will You Love Me Tomorrow” ( The Shirelles ), “Up on the Roof” ( The Drifters ) and “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” ( Aretha Franklin ). Photo Gallery Explore a timeline of highlights from the life and career of singer-songwriter Carole King. Carole King Quote "My life has been a tapestry of rich and royal hue, an everlasting vision of the ever changing view." - Carole King Now, King tells her own story in the new documentary AMERICAN MASTERS “Carole King: Natural Woman,” premiering nationwide as part of the 30th anniversary season of THIRTEEN’s AMERICAN MASTERS series. This year also marks the 45th anniversary of King’s landmark solo album “Tapestry,” which was released Feb.

10, 1971 , and spawned the hits “It’s Too Late,” “I Feel the Earth Move,” “You’ve Got a Friend” and “So Far Away.” Weaving previously unseen and rare performances and home movies with a new, exclusive interview with King, AMERICAN MASTERS “Carole King: Natural Woman” delves into her life and career. New interviews with friends and colleagues, including fellow songwriters Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, "Tapestry" producer Lou Adler, drummer Russ Kunkel, guitarist Danny “Kootch” Kortchmar, daughter and manager Sherry Goffin Kondor, lyricists Toni Stern and Carole Bayer Sager, and former manager Peter Asher , complete the biographical tapestry. Director George Scott ( "Rufus Wainwright - Prima Donna," “Elizabeth Taylor: England’s Other Elizabeth” ) journeys through King’s Brooklyn childhood, her early success co-writing some of the best-loved pop songs of the 1960s with then-husband Goffin for Aldon Music, and, following their divorce, her move to Laurel Canyon in Los Angeles with two young children.

There, she achieved solo success and became a central figure in the 1970s singer-songwriter movement, along with her contemporaries James Taylor and Joni Mitchell. King speaks candidly about her abusive marriage to Rick Evers, life on a ranch in Idaho, eco-activism, and initial hesitance about “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical.” Douglas McGrath , writer of the Broadway musical’s book, and author/music critic Anthony DeCurtis provide additional insights. “Carole King has provided the soundtrack to so many Americans’ lives, and her music remains current — when Aretha Franklin sang ‘Natural Woman’ last week, it trended on social media,” said Michael Kantor, executive producer of AMERICAN MASTERS . WATCH ON YOUR SCHEDULE: The full episode is available for online viewing via KPBS Passport , video streaming for members ($60 yearly) using your computer, smartphone or tablet. We offer Passport videos on ROKU! Activate your benefit now .. CONNECT: AMERICAN MASTERS is on Facebook , Instagram , Tumblr , and you can follow @PBSAmerMasters on Twitter.

CREDITS: A production of 1515 Productions in association with THIRTEEN PRODUCTIONS LLC’s AMERICAN MASTERS for WNET . George Scott is director. Celia Moore is producer. Nick de Grunwald is executive producer. Michael Kantor is executive producer for AMERICAN MASTERS. Video AMERICAN MASTERS: Carole King: Natural Woman Trailer <noembed>Your browser does not support this object. Content can be viewed at actual source page: Video Beautiful: The Carole King Musical <noembed>Your browser does not support this object. Content can be viewed at actual source page: King didn't like the idea of a musical about herself until she read the book for the show by Douglas McGrath. The storyline not only covers the work of King and her former husband and writing partner Gerry Goffin, but songs of their best friends and competitors, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil. King, McGrath, Mann and Weil recall reactions to the musical's creation. Video The Making of Carole King's Album "Tapestry" <noembed>Your browser does not support this object.

Content can be viewed at actual source page: Singer-songwriter Carole King recorded the Grammy Award-winning solo "Tapestry" album in 1971 with background vocals and instrumentation by James Taylor and Joni Mitchell among others. The recording of Tapestry is described by King, Taylor, record producer Lou Adler, Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar and others involved with the recording sessions. This excerpt is from "Carole King: Natural Woman." Video Carole King: A Teenage Songwriter in the Music Business <noembed>Your browser does not support this object. Content can be viewed at actual source page: Carole King, songwriters and friends Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil and others describe the music business and work of songwriters in the 1950s and 1960s. As a 16-year-old living in Queens, King would bring her music to two publishing houses in Manhattan and get paid $25 for a composition that would be given to a recording artist. She soon paired professionally and in marriage with Gerry Goffin.

Carole King biography Carole King biography Carole King albums Carole King (born February 9, 1942) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. As a songwriter, she and songwriting partner and husband Gerry Goffin penned over two dozen chart hits for numerous artists during the 1960s, many of which have since become standards and reaching number one; as a singer and performer, her iconic album Tapestry topped the U.S. album chart for 15 weeks in 1971, and remained on the charts for over six years. King’s success as a performer was highest in the first half of the 1970s, although she was a successful songwriter long before and long after. She was just 17 when she wrote her first #1 hit with Gerry Goffin, “Will You Love Me Tomorrow” in 1959. In 1997 she wrote “The Reason” for Céline Dion.

In 2000, King was named the most successful female songwriter of the 1955-99 pop music era by Joel Whitburn, a Billboard magazine pop music researcher, as she wrote or co-wrote 118 pop hits that appeared on the Billboard Hot 100 during that time. This was featured in the Los Angeles Times. King has released 25 solo albums, her most successful being Tapestry. Her most recent album is The Living Room Tour, which experienced great success on the charts in its first week alone. She has won four Grammy Awards and was inducted into both the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for her songwriting, along with long-time partner Gerry Goffin. Carole King holds the record for the longest time for an album by a female to remain on the charts and the longest time for an album by a female to occupy the #1 position, for Tapestry. The early years|Born Carol Klein in 1942 in Brooklyn, New York to a Jewish household, King started out playing the piano, then moved on to singing, forming a vocal quartet called the Co-Sines at James Madison High School.

She attended Queens College, where she was a classmate of Neil Sedaka and inspired Sedaka’s first big hit, Oh! Carol, to which she later wrote and recorded a tongue-in-cheek response, Oh! Neil. Along with Sedaka and Goffin, King also befriended Paul Simon at the same college. The Goffin-King partnership|Goffin and King soon formed a songwriting partnership, eventually married, and had two daughters, Louise Goffin and Sherry Goffin Kondor, both of whom have also become singers. Working for Aldon Music in the Brill Building in the heart of New York’s music district, where chart-topping hits were churned out during the 1960s, the Goffin-King partnership first hit it big with Will You Love Me Tomorrow. Recorded by The Shirelles, the song topped the charts in 1961. It was later covered by Dusty Springfield, Little Eva, Roberta Flack, Laura Branigan, The Four Seasons, and King herself. In 1962, Goffin and King co-wrote Up On The Roof, which was first recorded by The Drifters.

Released at the tail end of that year, the song epitomized the urban romantic dream of the Brill Building era and became a big hit, reaching #5 on the U.S. pop singles chart and #4 on the U.S. R&B singles chart. It has since been covered many times over the decades by seminal artists like Laura Nyro (1970), James Taylor (1979), and Neil Diamond (1993), among others, and also by King herself in 1970. The songwriting team’s 1965 Pleasant Valley Sunday, a #3 hit for The Monkees, was inspired by their move to suburban West Orange, New Jersey. Goffin and King also wrote several songs for Head, the feature film debut of The Monkees. In 1968, King was hired to co-write two songs for Strawberry Alarm Clock with Toni Stern: Lady Of The Lake and Blues for a Young Girl Gone, which appeared on the album The World in a Seashell. King the singer-songwriter|At the urging from others, King began her own singing career.

She had a modest hit singing one of her own songs in 1962 with It Might As Well Rain Until September (#22 in the US and a top 10 success in the UK, and later a hit in Canada for Gary & Dave), but after He’s A Bad Boy made #94 in 1963, it would take King another eight years to reach the Hot 100 singles chart again. During that time, King helped pioneer a record label, Tomorrow Records, divorced Goffin and married Charles Larkey (of the Myddle Class). Moving to the West Coast, Larkey, King and Danny Kortchmar formed a group called The City, which released one album, Now That Everything’s Been Said, but the album was a commercial failure. King then released Writer (1970), a critically acclaimed record, but unfortunately another commercial failure. Undaunted, the following year King gave thoughtful, folk-flavored reinterpretations of some of her early pop hits as a songwriter, interweaving them with new compositions in the aptly-titled Tapestry (1971). The album would become the turning point in her career.

Tapestry - a wondrous woven magic|Tapestry was instantly recognized as one of the landmark albums of the singer-songwriter genre of the early 1970s. With numerous hit singles, it would remain on the charts for nearly six years, selling over 10 million copies in the United States alone, and an estimated 22 million worldwide, making it King’s most popular album to this day among fans and critics alike. The album garnered four Grammy Awards including Album of the Year; Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female; Record of the Year (It’s Too Late); and Song of the Year (You’ve Got A Friend). Music (1971), Rhymes and Reasons (1972), and Fantasy (1973) followed, each earning either a gold or platinum RIAA certification. Tapestry was placed at #36 on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, while “It’s Too Late” was placed at #469 on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

And until Michael Jackson’s groundbreaking album Thriller came along in 1982, Tapestry was the top-selling pop solo album of all time, with sales of 13 million copies in 1971 alone. In 1973, King performed at a free concert in New York City’s Central Park and broke all previous records for such a concert, with an attendance of over 100,000 people. (This record was subsequently broken in 1981 by Simon & Garfunkel, with 500,000 people.) King also enjoyed major success with her 1974 album, Wrap Around Joy. The album reached number #1 on the Billboard charts, and for only the second time in her career, she had a song reach as high as #2 on the singles chart with the big hit Jazzman, as well as another top 10 single, Nightingale, from the album. Although the album did not have the long-lasting success and chart endurance of Tapestry, it was among King’s most successful albums at the time of its release, and the singles received very strong radio play the year of its release.

Goffin and King reunited to write four songs on Thoroughbred (1975). David Crosby, Graham Nash, and James Taylor, a long-time friend of King’s, all appeared on the record. Thoroughbred would be her last gold record. She married another songwriting partner, Rick Evers, after releasing Simple Things in 1977. Evers, however, died of a heroin overdose a year later. Welcome Home to the present|In 1977, King moved to Idaho. She released Welcome Home (1978), which marked her debut as a co-producer on an album. Subsequent album releases included Touch The Sky (1979), Pearls: Songs of Goffin and King (1980), and One to One (1982). After releasing Speeding Time in 1983, King took a hiatus in Idaho, where she became an environmental activist (see below). That same year, she played piano in Chains And Things on the B.B. King album Why I Sing The Blues. In 1985, she wrote and performed “Care-A-Lot”, the theme song to The Care Bears Movie.

She returned to music in 1989, recording City Streets with guest Eric Clapton on two tracks, followed by Colour of Your Dreams (1993), with a guest appearance by Slash of Guns N’ Roses. In addition, her song Now And Forever was featured in the opening credits to the 1992 movie, A League of Their Own, and was nominated for a Grammy Award. In 1988 she starred in the off-Broadway production A Minor Incident, and in 1994 she played the role of Mrs. Johnstone on Broadway in Blood Brothers. In 1996, she appeared in a production of Brighton Beach Memoirs in Ireland, which was directed by Peter Sheridan. In 1991, she co-wrote the song If It’s Over for Mariah Carey’s second album Emotions, after Carey turned down King’s proposal to cover (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman by her idol, Aretha Franklin. An all-star roster of artists paid tribute to King on the 1995 album, Tapestry Revisited: a Tribute to Carole King.

From the album, Rod Stewart’s version of “So Far Away” and Céline Dion’s cover of “A Natural Woman” were both Adult Contemporary chart hits. Other artists who appeared on the album included Amy Grant (“It’s Too Late”), Richard Marx (“Beautiful”), Aretha Franklin (“You’ve Got a Friend”), Faith Hill (“Where You Lead”), and the Bee Gees (“Will You Love Me Tomorrow?”). In addition to the numerous hit versions of her songs with Goffin and Tapestry Revisited, many other cover versions of King’s work have appeared over the years. Most notably, You’ve Got A Friend was a smash hit for James Taylor in 1971 (in fact, just two weeks after King’s “It’s Too Late” entered its fifth week at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100) and a top 40 hit for Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway that same year. Barbra Streisand had a top 40 hit with “Where You Lead” - twice - by itself, and as part of the Grammy-nominated (1973) live medley, “Sweet Inspiration / Where You Lead”.

The Carpenters recorded It’s Going To Take Some Time in 1972 and reached #12 on the Billboard charts. Martika had a #25 hit in 1989 with her version of “I Feel The Earth Move”, and “It’s Too Late” reappeared on the Adult Contemporary chart in 1995 by Gloria Estefan (Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me; 1994). Céline Dion also recorded “The Reason” - written for her by King - on her 1997 album, Let’s Talk About Love. In 1996, a film loosely based on King’s life was released. In Grace of My Heart, an aspiring singer, Denise Waverly/Edna Buxton, sacrifices her own singing career to write hit songs that launch the careers of other singers. Mirroring King’s life, the film follows her from her first break, through the pain of rejection from the recording industry and a bad marriage, to her final triumph in realizing her dream to record her own hit album. In 2001, King co-wrote a song for the Semisonic album All About Chemistry.

That same year, she appeared in a television ad for The Gap, with her daughter Louise. King’s Where You Lead was the theme song of the TV series Gilmore Girls. In the TV theme version, King sings with her daughter Louise. King - who has appeared sporadically in acting roles - has guest-starred three times on the show (in its second, fifth, and sixth seasons) as Sophie, the owner of the Stars Hollow music store. Politics and the environment|After relocating to Idaho in 1977, King became a staunch supporter of environmental issues. Since 1990 she has been working with the Alliance for the Wild Rockies and other groups towards passage of the Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act (NREPA). This legislation will protect over 24,000,000 acres (97,000 km²) of land in the Northern Rockies ecosystem owned by all Americans, save taxpayers money, and create jobs. King has testified on Capitol Hill twice on behalf of NREPA: in 1994, and again in 2007.

A bi-partisan bill, NREPA was re-introduced into the House in 2007 by Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and Christopher Shays (R-CT). King is also very politically active in the United States Democratic Party. In 2003, she began campaigning for John Kerry, performing in private homes for caucus delegates during the Democratic primaries. On July 29, 2004, she made a short speech and sang at the Democratic National Convention, about two hours before Kerry delivered his acceptance speech for the Democratic nomination for President. King continued her support of Kerry throughout the general election. In 2008, King appeared on the March 18th episode of The Colbert Report, touching on her politics once more. She stated that she was currently supporting Hillary Clinton and mentioned that the choice had nothing to do with gender. She also expressed that she would have no issues if Barack Obama were to win the nomination (which he eventually did). Before the show’s conclusion, she returned to the stage to perform “I Feel the Earth Move”.

Recent tours and releases|King launched her “Living Room Tour” (the genesis of which were her appearances in private homes for environmental and political fundraising) on July 15, 2004, at the Auditorium Theater in Chicago. That show, along with the shows at the Greek Theater (Los Angeles) and the Cape Cod Melody Tent (Hyannis, Massachusetts) were recorded live and released as The Living Room Tour album on July 12, 2005. The 2005 leg of “The Living Room Tour” kicked off on July 3, 2005, in Ontario, Canada. “The Living Room Tour” also made stops in Australia and New Zealand. A DVD of the tour, called Welcome to My Living Room was released in October of 2007. Also in 2007, King released Love Makes The World (Deluxe Edition) on her own label, Rockingale Records. The 2-CD set contained a bonus disc with five additional tracks, including “Where You Lead”. In November of 2007, King toured Japan with Mary J. Blige and Fergie from the Black Eyed Peas.

King can be heard on the track Everyday People from Reba McEntire’s Duets album, released September 18, 2007. King also recorded a duet with Anne Murray on the latter’s album Duets: Friends & Legends (2007). The song Time Don’t Run Out On Me (Duet With Carole King) was originally recorded by Murray for her 1984 album Heart Over Mind. The song was written by King and Goffin. Anne Murray had said that she wouldn’t have re-recorded the song as a duet with anyone else but King, as she had co-written the song.

Awards and recognitions|1987 - Goffin and King were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame|1990 - Goffin and King were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the non-performer category for songwriting achievement|2002 - King was presented the Johnny Mercer Award by the Songwriters Hall of Fame|2004 - Goffin and King were presented the Grammy Trustees Award|2007 - King was inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame| Similar Biographies Carole King: American Masters - Twin Cities PBS Carole King: American Masters The Making of Carole King's Album "Tapestry" Singer-songwriter Carole King recorded the Grammy Award-winning solo “Tapestry” album in 1971 with background vocals and instrumentation by James Taylor and Joni Mitchell among others. The recording of Tapestry is described by King, Taylor, record producer Lou Adler, Danny “Kootch” Kortchmar and others involved with the recording sessions. This excerpt is from Carole King: Natural Woman.

WIDTH HEIGHT <iframe width="512" height="376" src="" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" seamless allowfullscreen></iframe> To embed this video, copy and paste the code above. Since its premiere in 1986, AMERICAN MASTERS has been the only PBS series committed to developing and producing comprehensive film biographies about the broad cast of characters who comprise our cultural history. Upcoming Air Dates #2805 — Carole King: American Masters | Friday, Jan 20 at 9pm TPT 2 #2805 — Carole King: American Masters | Saturday, Jan 21 at 3am TPT 2 #2805 — Carole King: American Masters Delve into the hit singer-songwriter's life and career from 1960s New York to the music mecca of '70s LA to the present. King joins collaborators and family in new interviews, while rare home movies, performances and photos complete the tapestry.

Friday, Jan 20 at 9pm TPT 2 Saturday, Jan 21 at 3am TPT 2 14th Annual GRAMMY Awards | GRAMMY.com 14th Annual GRAMMY Awards Eligibility Year: October 16, 1970, Through October 15, 1971 Winners See All Winners Carole Crowned King At GRAMMYs The ’70s would prove, among many other things, the era of the sensitive singer/songwriter, and being a great one would prove a rewarding experience at the 14th Annual GRAMMY Awards held at New York’s Felt Forum (now The Theater at Madison Square Garden). Broadcast live on ABC for the second year, and hosted again by Andy Williams, the GRAMMY Awards were dominated by a woman who was on the opposite coast with a newborn child—Carole King, who won Record Of The Year (“It’s Too Late”), Album Of The Year (Tapestry), Song Of The Year (“You’ve Got A Friend”) and Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female (Tapestry).

And as if that wasn’t impressive enough, King’s “You’ve Got A Friend” also helped her friend James Taylor win Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male, while Quincy Jones won Best Pop Instrumental Performance for Smackwater Jack, named after another great song King co-wrote with early Brill Building partner and former husband Gerry Goffin. Andy Williams started the show off by mentioning some records that were not nominated, including “Joy To The World” by Archie Bunker of “All In The Family” fame (the groundbreaking sitcom about a lovable bigot had launched in 1971), “I Am...I Said” by Richard Nixon (the Watergate scandal was just beginning to break), and “Shaft” as recorded by the James Frey of his day, Clifford Irving (Irving had published a faux “authorized” biography of recluse Howard Hughes).

Then in a nod to the show being held in such close proximity to the Great White Way, Williams introduced the cast of Godspell to perform an uplifting medley of two songs from the show: “Prepare Ye The Way Of The Lord” and “Day By Day.” In a noteworthy time capsule moment, Anthony Newley and the most musical Brady of all, Florence Henderson, presented the award for Best Score From An Original Cast Show Album, which Godspell composer Stephen Schwartz accepted in what looked very much like a denim tux.

The now late great Janis Joplin was rightly nominated for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female, alongside Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross, Freda Payne and Jean Knight, with the Queen of Soul winning out for her stirring rendition of “Bridge Over Troubled Water.” The 5th Dimension did one of their entertaining singing presentations of the nominees, ultimately handing out the Best Pop Vocal Performance By A Duo Or Group award to the Carpenters for their self-titled 1971 album, which, in a Beatlesesque nod, became known to fans as “the tan album.” More surprising was the usually stone-faced TV legend Ed Sullivan appearing to present the GRAMMY for Best Comedy Recording and getting a few laughs at his own expense. “I think it’s safe to say that after 23 years on television my comedy talent wasn’t obvious to anyone,” Sullivan joked. A shot of nominees Cheech & Chong in the audience in full freak regalia makes one wish they had won so that there could be a shot of them and Sullivan embracing, but the award went instead to the great Lily Tomlin (This Is A Recording) who, like a several among the night’s winners, was not present to accept.

Leonard Bernstein was there to pick up a special award, but explained he had a reason to leave early. “I could go on also interminably except that I have to rush back to my television set to see West Side Story on the other channel,” Bernstein explained. “Don’t you turn that dial,” host Williams then warned with a smile after Bernstein had exited. The night offered other pleasant surprises, including a characteristically fine performance by the Bill Evans Trio. Evans didn’t smile as he played, but broke into a grin after winning the GRAMMY for Best Jazz Performance By A Group for The Bill Evans Album—one of his two awards for the night. Williams offered a preview of the upcoming film of The Concert For Bangladesh, and later presented a Trustees Award to an absent Beatles, explaining, “They were a revelation and a revolution.” But sometimes such absences were charming.

When King won her third award for the night for Record Of The Year, Herb Alpert—presenting with Karen and Richard Carpenter—smiled and said, “Well, she had triplets.” Source: Bio | Carole King Carole King Search Bio Since writing her first number 1 hit “Will You Love Me Tomorrow” at the tender age of 17, Carole King has arguably become the most celebrated and iconic singer/songwriter of all time. Carole wrote “Will You Love Me Tomorrow” for the Shirelles with then-husband Gerry Goffin.

The dozens of chart hits Goffin & King wrote during this period have become part of music legend, including “Take Good Care Of My Baby” (Bobby Vee, 1961), “The Loco-Motion” (Little Eva, 1962), “Up On The Roof” (The Drifters, 1962), “Chains” (The Cookies, 1962; The Beatles, 1963), “One Fine Day” (The Chiffons, 1963), “Hey Girl” (Freddie Scott, 1963), “I’m Into Something Good” (Herman’s Hermits, 1964), “Just Once In My Life” (with Phil Spector for The Righteous Brothers, 1965), and “Don’t Bring Me Down” (The Animals, 1966). In 1960 Carole made her solo debut with a song called “Baby Sittin’” and, two years later, her demo of “It Might As Well Rain Until September” made the Top 25 in the United States, climbing all the way to No.

3 on the British chart. In 1967 Goffin and King’s “Natural Woman” was immortalized by Aretha Franklin. To date, more than 400 of her compositions have been recorded by more than 1,000 artists, resulting in 100 hit singles. Carole's 1971 solo album, Tapestry, took her to the pinnacle. While she was recording Tapestry, James Taylor recorded King’s “You’ve Got A Friend,” taking the song all the way to No. 1. In a first for a female writer/artist, Tapestry spawned four GRAMMY Awards® — Record, Song and Album Of The Year as well as Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female honors for Carole. With more than 25 million units sold worldwide, Tapestry remained the best-selling album by a female artist for a quarter century, and Carole went on to amass three other platinum and eight gold albums. Tapestry was inducted into the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame® in 1998.

In 1987 Carole was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and, a year later, Goffin and King were awarded the National Academy of Songwriters’ Lifetime Achievement Award. In 1990 the duo was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and in 2002 Carole was honored with the prestigious Johnny Mercer Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Two years later, Goffin and King received the Trustees Award from The Recording Academy®. The past five years have been among the busiest and most successful of Carole's career. She’s been the recipient of a number of esteemed awards and honors, and remained active in the public’s eye with musical and literary work. Carole's many late-career achievements include a 50th anniversary Troubadour reunion run with James Taylor that became the RIAA gold- certified Live At The Troubadour, inspiring the pair’s 60-concert Troubadour Reunion world tour in 2010.

The Troubadour shows also inspired the Morgan Neville-directed feature-length documentary Troubadours: Carole King/James Taylor & The Rise Of The Singer-Songwriter, and premiered on PBS’ American Masters in 2011 shortly after being released on DVD. In 2012 Carole received the BMI Icon Award and an Honorary Doctorate from Berklee College of Music. The following year brought her The Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award, and she became the first woman to be awarded The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, presented by President Barack Obama at an all-star White House gala. Carole published her memoir, A Natural Woman, in 2012, which debuted on The New York Times best-seller list at no. 6 and prompted Vanity Fair to say, “America is having a Carole King moment." On January 12, 2014, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical opened on Broadway. Audiences were amazed by her deep musical catalog, and captivated by her life story. The show became the hit of the season and won a GRAMMY® for Best Musical Theater Album and two Tony awards.

In 2015 it opened on London’s West End, garnering 2 Olivier Awards. More productions are planned around the world. In the same month, Carole was honored as MusiCares Person Of The Year and a special gala was held at the Los Angeles Convention Center in which several of today’s most popular artists, including Lady Gaga, Alicia Keys, and Kacey Musgraves, performed many of her classics. To end the night, Carole herself came out to perform “Home Again”, “Jazzman”, and “Sweet Seasons”/”Hey Girl” with James Taylor; after all these years, she proved that she could still captivate an entire audience. Carole received the Kennedy Center Honors in 2015. The tribute performance included James Taylor, and a show-stopping performance of “(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman” by the incomparable Aretha Franklin that brought President Barak Obama to tears. In addition to her continuously evolving musical career, Carole, who has lived on an Idaho ranch since the early ’80s, is actively involved with environmental organizations in support of wilderness preservation.

Question: The 1971 Grammy award winning album Tapestry was recorded by which singer/songwriter?
Answer: CAROLE KING